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Limburg 1940-1945,
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1940-1945. The resistance in the dutch province of Limburg
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The fallen resistance people in Limburg
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| Berden,
Sylvester Willem Jerome Maria Martin Sylvester | ∗ 1919-09-02 Den Haag † 1944-11-07 Kessel | - Ondergrondse pers - Studenten - People in hiding - Heel-Panheel - Intelligence - Sylvester Willem Jerome Maria Martin Berden was a law student and during the German invasion he was a drafted sergeant at the Grebbeberg. See funeral card [1] and … wall: left, row 13-02 |
| Bloemgarten,
Rudolf | ∗ 1920-05-07 Maastricht † 1943-07-01 Bloemendaal | - Ondergrondse pers - Jews in resistance - Studenten - Maastricht - Rudi Bloemgarten was born in Maastricht [1], lived as a child in Schaarbeek ( region of Brussels) from 1924 to 1933 and then in Amsterdam, where he studied medicine during the occupation. On … u-01-02 |
| Cornips,
Johannes Hubertus Antonius Ernest Jan | ∗ 1921-02-14 Heerlen † 1987-10-27 Maastricht | - Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Survivors - Heerlen - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Cammaert wrote about Jan Cornips: Heerlen, student. Played an important role in the L.O. district of Heerlen, later also at provincial level. [1] He studied economics … |
| Driessen,
Hendrik Gijsbert Harry | ∗ 1921-11-11 Horst † 1944-09-06 Ravenstein? | - Studenten - Horst - Ondergrondse pers - Zwarte Plak - Horst also did not escape the terror of the commando Berendsen of the AKD. They hunted down people in … wall: left, row 23-01 |
| Ex,
Karel Paul Maria Karel “Godfried” | ∗ 1923-07-08 Venlo † 1999-01-14 Amsterdam | - Studenten - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Venlo - Karel Ex was studying law in Nijmegen when the German army invaded the Netherlands, but he was still living with his parents at Goltziusstraat 44 in Venlo. … Carla Drukker, a … t- |
| Grootheest,
van Gerard Catharinus Gerard | ∗ 1918-10-12 Utrecht † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - Ondergrondse pers - Gerard van Grootheest was the local leader of the Amersfoort chemical service [7] and a student of indology at the RU in Utrecht [4]. He distributed banned printed matter and supported … u-01-02 |
| Gubbels,
André Lambert Henri Marie André “Leon Serra” | ∗ 1921-05-26 (Bergen (L) † 1944-08-11 Kamp Vught | - Ondergrondse pers - Studenten - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Arcen en Velden - André Gubbels was a student who played an important role in the founding of the Raad van Verzet (Resistance Council) in Limburg. He also participated in resistance activities on behalf of … wall: left, row 02-02 |
| Hamers,
Hubert Joseph Dyonisius Huub | ∗ 1921-04-16 Simpelveld † 1944-12-29 KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg | - Studenten - Forced Labor - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - People in hiding - Ondergrondse pers - Simpelveld - Huub Hamers from Simpelveld was the eldest son of the child-rich entrepreneurial family Hamers-Beckers, who ran a wholesale trade in colonial goods with a warehouse in the … wall: right, row 16-04 |
| Hermans,
Henri Marie Auguste Guus | ∗ 1922-06-13 , Weert † 1944-09-02 KZ Sachsenhausen | - People in hiding - Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Weert - Guus Hermans refused to sign the declaration of loyalty which was obligatory for students and therefore had to go to Germany as a forced laborer. But he was the first in Weert not … wall: right, row 36-02 |
| Hilten,
van Antoon Gerrit Guillaume Tom | ∗ 1923-11-09 Geleen † 1945-02-24 Neuengamme | - Geleen - Forced Labor - Studenten - Unorganized resistance - Tom van Hilten was a student [1#1] and an office worker. [1#3] He had evaded mandatory labor service in Germany, but was picked up in a raid in 1942 or 1943 and taken to … wall: left, row 10-01 |
| Hoes,
Gerardus Adrianus Geert | ∗ 1919-02-10 Tilburg † 1945-02-09 Neuengamme | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Civil Servants - Studenten - Limburg + - Nijmegen - Elst - Geert Hoes was one of the pioneers of LO-Elst and belonged to a group consisting mainly of municipal officials, including Hendrik Kammeraat, u-01-02 |
| Hövell tot Westerflier,
van Jozef Felix Henri Marie Jozef “van Veen“ | ∗ 1919-01-12 Maastricht † 1945-01-04 Meppen (sub. Neuengamme) | - Studenten - Maastricht - Nijmegen - Full name: Jozef Felix Henri Marie baron van Hövell van Wezeveld en Westerflier. He was a conscript and attended pilot training in Rotterdam until his demobilization by the Germans. For his … u-01-02 |
| Jansen,
Willem Hendrik Marie Wim | ∗ 1922-05-13 Vierlingsbeek † 1945-02-25 Buchenwald | - Studenten - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Limburg + - Wim Jansen was at the age of 21, district leader of the LO in Vierlingsbeek after his predecessor Gerard Smals had to go into hiding in Nijmegen in January 1944. Thanks to his organizational … u-01-02 |
| Kerres,
Hubert Joseph Huub | ∗ 1924-06-30 Kerkrade † 1944-08-30 Buchenwald | - Engelandvaarders - Studenten - Kerkrade - The student Hubert Joseph Kerres lived in Kerkrade. His father Mathias came from the German-speaking Eynatten near Eupen, which is now Belgian again, mother Maria Hubertina from Horbach, from … wall: middel, row 13-02 |
| Lansdorp,
Loek Charles v.d. Heuvel | ∗ 1921-07-15 Semarang † 1944-09-05 Arnhem | - Ondergrondse pers - Studenten - Raad van Verzet (RVV) - Zwarte Plak - Pilots’ helpers - Limburg + - Louis Albert (Luke) Lansdorp had studied at the Economische Hogeschool in Tilburg. He then joined the RVV group in Deurne, presumably because he had refused to sign the declaration of loyalty and … u-01-02 |
| Loogman,
Johannes Adrianus Jan | ∗ 1922-03-12 Venray † 1944-01-28 AEL Großbeeren, Kr. Teltow | - Studenten - Aid to Jews - Forced Labor - Venray - The father of Jan Loogman was one of the 460 Dutch personalities held hostage by the Germans in Sint Michielsgestel at the beginning of the occupation. Jan went to study in Amsterdam in 1940 … wall: right, row 31-04 |
| Maassen,
Armand Guillaume Henri Armand | ∗ 1920-01-03 Maastricht † 1943-02-10 Leusden | - Engelandvaarders - Maastricht - Studenten - The student Armand Maassen was a sailor in the Roal Dutch Navy until his demobilization by the Germans. [1] In September 1941, he crossed by canoe to England, where he … u-01-02 |
| Meijer,
Johan Coenraad Jan | ∗ 1919-09-05 Tandjong Pandang, Bi † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Intelligence - Initial resistance - Studenten - Jan Meijer was born in Tandjong Pandang, Billiton, in what is now Indonesia.[1] During mobilization he was an officer candidate in the Dutch navy with the rank of corporal, and … u-01-02 |
| Meijer,
Hendrikus Jozef Henry /Harry | ∗ 1920-10-06 Borne † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Ondergrondse pers - People in hiding - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Studenten - Couriers of the Resistance - Venlo - The resistance activities of Harry Meijer, a student, teacher of classical languages and courier, in whose parental home couriers from the ten L.O. districts of Limburg regularly … wall: right, row 29-03 |
| Meyers,
Lambert P.Ch. Lambèr | ∗ 1924-11-22 Venlo † 1997-11-01 Venlo | - Studenten - Aid to escaped POW’s - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to Jews - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Venlo - The photo at the right shows Lambert Meijers as a scout (archive of Marianne Meijers) [1]. The source of the photo below is his In Memoriam card. [2] Lambert Meijers and Paul Ex … t- |
| Moormann,
Julius Ferdinand Jules | ∗ 1924-04-12 Nijmegen † 1944-05-17 ?? | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Studenten - Limburg + - During a failed liquidation attempt on April 14, 1944, Julius Ferdinand Moormann was arrested and George Muskens killed. [1] … u-01-02 |
| Muskens,
George Arts | ∗ 1923-07-02 Maastricht † 1944-04-14 Arnhem | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - Studenten - Maastricht - George Muskens (Gregorius Johannes Arnoldus Maria Muskens) was a trainee sculptor. He was a member of the Nijmegen Knokploeg (armed unit) . [1][3] In a failed liquidation attempt on … u-01-02 |
| Nieuwland,
Carlos Marie Carlos | ∗ 1923-07-30 Fort de Kock / Bukittinggi † 1944-02-24 Buchenwald | - Engelandvaarders - Studenten - Venray - Fort de Kock was the colonial name for Bukittinggi in Indonesia. Carlos’ father was an officer in the KNIL, the colonial army in what was then the Dutch East Indies. Carlos attended the IC … wall: right, row 32-02 |
| Nijst,
Charles Joseph Charles | ∗ 1916-03-05 Kerkrade † 1944-01-18 AEL Groß-Beeren, Kreis Teltow | - Studenten - Forced Labor - Initial resistance - Valkenburg - Ondergrondse pers - Charles Nijst was a student at the Katholieke Economische Hogeschool (Catholic College of Economics) in Tilburg. [1] The no longer existing weekly newspaper Het Land van Valkenburg … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: right, row 26-04 |
| Oljans,
Wicher | ∗ 1922-07-03 Beilen † 1944-12-26 Elmpt | - People in hiding - Studenten - Roermond - Unorganized resistance - Student MTS (Middelbare Technische School) [1#4]. Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl [8] calls him a “member of the resistance”. Maybe that was more than setting up the hiding place … wall: right, row 09-03 |
| Oudenhoven,
Henricus Antonius Henny /Hendrik | ∗ 1924-02-11 Venray † 1945-05-03 Duitsland | - Studenten - People in hiding - Forced Labor - Venray - Limburg + - Henny Oudenhoven was a student, but the source does not say where. [1] On March 13, 1943 loyalty was introduced. Henny was 19 years old at the time. He had apparently refused to sign, which … wall: right, row 32-03 |
| Pereira,
Marinus Johannes Rinus | ∗ 1918-09-27 Den Haag † 1944-08-30 Belfeld | - People in hiding - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Aid to escaped POW’s - Reuver - In the spring of 1944, a combat group (K.P.) Reuver was formed by B. Verstappen. Other members were J.H. Goossens, wall: middel, row 17-01 |
| Russel,
Frans Joseph Karel Joe “Kobus“ | ∗ 1922-05-07 Venlo † 1992-06-12 Nijmegen | - Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - “Aussenministerium” - Ondergrondse pers - Survivors - Verzetsherdenkingskruis - Venlo - Tegelen - The Joe Russel archive, which can now be found on verzetsmuseum.org, shows that Joe Russel was studying classical languages in Nijmegen when the war broke out. [1] Cammaert wrote: t- |
| Rutten,
Eduardus Servatius Valentinus Maria Eduard | ∗ 1923-08-12 Maastricht † 1945-04-23 Flossenbürg, | - Maastricht - Forced Labor - Studenten - People in hiding - Picture: Wikimedia →→→ Three of Eduard Rutten’s older … This person is not (yet?) listed on the walls of the chapel.- |
| Schaik,
van Jan Hendrik Jan | ∗ 1922-04-10 Utrecht † 1944-07-09 Boven-Leeuwen | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Limburg + - Studenten - Student (Oorlogsgravenstichting.nl [5]) and machinist (Honor Roll of the Fallen [1]). Died on the night of July 8-9, 1944, in a firefight with landwachters (land guards) [7] near Leeuwen [4]. In … u-01-02 |
| Schiphorst,
Thomas Adrianus Maria Tom | ∗ 1923-01-01 Heerlen † 1945-03-09 Mauthausen | - Ondergrondse pers - Pilots’ helpers - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Studenten - Heerlen - Nijmegen - Tom Schiphorst lived at Paddepoelscheweg 15 in Nijmegen, took care of people in hiding and distributed illegal magazines. He also hid an American pilot. Member of the LO-Maas & … wall: left, row 18-01 |
| Schortinghuis,
Jacobus Reinder Koos “Bob van de recherche” | ∗ 1923-02-14 Delfzijl † 1945-04-25 Hedel | - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Nijmegen - BS (Domestic Forces) - Limburg + - Studenten - Koos Schortinghuis was a member of the Knokploeg (armed group) of Nijmegen [1] and as such was qualified to join the Dutch army after the liberation of Nijmegen. He died as a member of … u-01-02 |
| Sickenga,
Jacob Jaap | ∗ 1918-07-14 Haarlem † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - Jaap Sickenga was a student of the Dutch language, a poet and a Dutch resistance fighter in the Ordedienst during the Second World War. He and his friend Hans Zomer [1], who had returned … u-01-02 |
| Smals,
Gerardus Antonius Gerard “Sjraar” | ∗ 1915-05-22 Vierlingsbeek † 1960-09-13 Venlo | - Studenten - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Ondergrondse pers - People in hiding - Survivors - Limburg + - Dr. Cammaert wrote about the medical student Gerard Smals, that he came from Vierlingsbeek. He led the Vierlingsbeek L.O. district for some time. Afterwards he held a position at … t- |
| Smits,
Gerard Frank Frank | ∗ 1919-08-29 Heerlen † 1944-04-04 Utrecht | - Initial resistance - Hulsberg - Studenten - Ordedienst (O.D.) - During the mobilization he was a cornet (= ensign) in the mounted artillery. Later, as a law student, he refused to sign the declaration of loyalty to the Germans and joined the resistance … More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg wall: left, row 24-04 |
| Soest,
van Jan | ∗ 1919-12-08 Kruiningen † 1945-03-15 KZ Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg | - Studenten - People in hiding - Venlo - Jan van Soest, notary student, had gone into hiding at his parents’ on Stalbergweg 36 in Venlo. [1] There is a form in his file at the OGS that was filled out by his mother. She writes that … wall: right, row 30-01 |
| Ummels,
Anton Hubert Bert | ∗ 1894-07-15 Amby † 1944-08-30 Belfeld | - Reuver - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Knokploegen (K.P.) - Police - Beesel - Bert Ummels had the rank of Opperwachtmeester in the police, which was generally associated with the function of station chief. He belonged to the LO in Reuver, moreover its combat group KP. … wall: left, row 03-02 |
| Weert,
de Jacques J. Zwarte Jacques, Victor | ∗ 1921-04-10 Zundert † 1944-09-05 Kamp Vught | - Aid to People in Hiding L.O. - Nijmegen - Limburg + - Studenten - People in hiding - Fred Cammaert wrote in his dissertation [1]:Already at the beginning of the war, groups were formed that focused on falsifying documents. The L.O. sought support from or … u-01-02 |
| Wolters,
Oscar Wilhelmus Laurentius Oscar | ∗ 1914-12-20 Venlo † 1944-09-05 Vught | - Studenten - Pilots’ helpers - Intelligence - Venlo - The medical student Oscar Wolters was participant in the resistance under the pseudonyms Doctor O. de Blécourt when he had to examine people and Otto Weber as a truck driver when he had to drive … wall: right, row 30-03 |
| Zomer,
Johannes J. Hans | ∗ 1920-11-06 Probolinggo † 1942-05-11 Oranienburg | - Engelandvaarders - Ordedienst (O.D.) - Studenten - OD trial of Maastricht - Initial resistance - Intelligence - en u-01-02 |